Medical Bacteriology Exam Quiz: Trivia!
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- 1.What causes toxic shock syndrome?
- A.
S. aureus
- B.
SSS-T
- C.
Tsst-1 toxin
- D.
A and B
- E.
A and C
- 2.Which of the is an exfoliative toxin?
- A.
S. aureus
- B.
SSS-T
- C.
Tsst-1 toxin
- D.
A and B
- E.
A and C
- 3.Which of the following is penicillin resistant?
- A.
C. botulinum
- B.
P. acnes
- C.
S. aureus
- D.
C. diphtheria
- E.
All of the above
- 4.A postivie coagulase test indicates the presences of what?
- A.
Clostridium
- B.
Bacillus
- C.
Streptococcus
- D.
Staphylococcus
- E.
Listeria
- 5.Optochin tests are used to identify strains of what?
- A.
Clostridium
- B.
Bacillus
- C.
Streptococcus
- D.
Staphylococcus
- E.
Listeria
- 6.What has the symptom of strawberry tongue?
- A.
Postpartum fever
- B.
Rheumatic fever
- C.
Scarlet fever
- D.
Streptococcal toxic syndrome
- E.
Necrotizing fasciitis
- 7.What is an infection caused by a deadly strain of group a Streptococcus that attacks the deep layers of tissues?
- A.
Postpartum fever
- B.
Rheumatic fever
- C.
Scarlet fever
- D.
Sreptococcal toxic syndrome
- E.
Necrotizing fasciitis
- 8.What is the most common type of anthrax?
- A.
Cutaneous infection
- B.
GI tract anthrax
- C.
Inhalation anthrax
- D.
Can not determine
- E.
None of the above
- 9.What causes rice eating related food poisoning?
- A.
B. anthracis
- B.
B. pertussis
- C.
B. polymyxa
- D.
B. cereus
- E.
All of the above
- 10.What is the exotoxin that causes certain nervous system irregularities by means of retrograde transmission through neurons to the brain?
- A.
Botulinum neurotoxin
- B.
Tetanospasmin
- C.
Exfoliative toxin
- D.
Heat-stable enterotoxin
- E.
Shiga toxin
- 11.What bacteria has spores that can be airborne and find their into foods in cans or jars?
- A.
Bacillus
- B.
Clostridium
- C.
Listeria
- D.
Micrococcus
- E.
All of the above
- 12.What causes clostridial myonecrosis that destroys muscular tissues?
- A.
C. jejuni
- B.
C. difficile
- C.
C. botulinum
- D.
C. perfringens
- E.
C. tetani
- 13.What type of organism that grows on and derives nourishment from dead or decaying organic matter?
- A.
Facultative anaerobes
- B.
Strict aerobes
- C.
Opportunistic pathogen
- D.
Saprophyte
- E.
None of the above
- 14.Which of the following oxidizes carbohydrates to CO2 and water?
- A.
M. luteus
- B.
P. granulosum
- C.
M. morganella
- D.
Lactobacillus
- E.
L. ivanovii
- 15.Which of the following is an alpha-haemolytic bacteria?
- A.
S. aureus
- B.
S. pyogenes
- C.
S. pneumoniae
- D.
S. dysenteriae
- E.
S. epidermis
- 16.What is useful in antibiotic production?
- A.
B. cereus
- B.
B. pertussis
- C.
B. anthracis
- D.
B. burgdorferi
- E.
B. polymyxa
- 17.Which of the following is located in the GI tract of children and can cause watery diarrhea?
- A.
C. tetani
- B.
C. perfringens
- C.
C. diptheria
- D.
C. difficile
- E.
C.botulinum
- 18.Which of the following is associated with acne vulgaris?
- A.
P. granulosum
- B.
P. acnes
- C.
S. epidermis
- D.
A and B
- E.
All of the above
- 19.What are pregnant women more likely to have than other healthy adults?
- A.
Salmonellosis
- B.
Yersiniosis
- C.
Listeriosis
- D.
A and B
- E.
All of the above
- 20.What can ferment glucose into lactose?
- A.
Bacillus
- B.
Lactobacillus
- C.
Micrococcus
- D.
A and B
- E.
B and C
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